The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-10

firm with ample means, a firm enjoy. ing the fullest commercial confidence and, what is best of all, firm of gen. tlemen. The partners arc F.. ]. Force George A. Force and N. Furey-- every one of whom by long expert. ence is master of every detail of this most intricate branch Of business, | Messrs. E. ]. Force and George A l Force, of whom have already spokssi are sons of the late Dr. Erasmus D For~e, who in his day was perhaps the most eminent physician west oi the Atlantic seaboard. Here in Louis vile his name has for years been a household word, and when he died Ave years age & whole city followed the beloved physician Co the grave, In the woriS of D. W. Yandcll, Ken tucky's greatest living surgeon, "Dr, Force was pre-eminently the coun- sellor of the profession, His wisdom was sought alike by old and young, :" Among other things, the CosrteF- Journal said of him "lle is remem- bered as a true man of a high and rare type d man with an unswerving loyalty to principle" Surely it is something to be the sons of such a man.
 During ihe war Dr. Force had a son on either side--one of them, the late Lieutenant Alfred Force, ot the United States navy, won heroic dis tinction by sacrificing his own life to save that ot his commanding officer, of the coast of Nicaragua. So great was the estimation in which he was held by The people of this common. wealth that d tablet recording his heroism was carved at state expense by resolution of tho legislature, while cenotaph in the naval cemetery al Annapolis stands as tribute to his gallantry from his brother officers of the navy He fought through the war on the Union side.
 But MT F.. I. Force, the head of this establishment, followed the other flag-thc flag that lost. Maybe his middle name had something to dc with the side he chose, for his mother was n double first cousin of the illus trious "Stonewalp Jackson. Now, however, like most of those who wore the gray-at least. of those who did the fighting he is as true to the stars and stripes as any man in all the north. AS the head of the firm. he has general supervision of the entire business.
 Mir, x. fureY has been engaged In tobacco manufacturing right here in Louisville for the past twenty odd years. He is a native of the Emerald Isle, and as fine specimen ot the fine old Irish gentleman" as lives on this side of the Atlantic. He Is the "otiicc man" of the firm.
 As has been stated, Mir. George A. . Force Is lhc prac teal manager inside the factory, and no man in America is better fitted to manage large tobacco works than he. He began with the A. B. C. of the business, and has mas- tered every detail one by one, He wns long time "on the brcaks,' where he got 10 be an expert judge of leaf
 Among the brands" that l sampled while nt the Force Tobacco Company's factory, that known as "Forcc'- Rain bow" struck me as the perfection of a good chew. II is made of the creme de io irene of picked leaf, is deli ciously favored, and, by reason of its miIdncs- and purity, can but com mand the approval of every connois- scur. In fact, nothing better can le made.
 Canada Navy,"a n rich, dark, waxy plug, with il toothsome flavor peculiar to itself, is another brand of vast pop ularitv.